Billing it as "the biggest thing to hit travel since free booze," travel search engine Mobissimo has officially launched Activity Search. Because the new tool doesn't require users to specify a destination, Mobissimo seems to be blazing a trail here. Time will tell if Activity Search lives up to its hype. ...read more»

The latest airline news is enough to give travelers a "case of the Mondays." Reuters is reporting that Delta's price hike last Thursday was quickly followed by similar increases from other major U.S. airlines. ...read more»

First it was drug-smuggling sky marshals and drunk pilots. Today it's the apparent failure of security screeners in 21 airports to detect bomb-making materials during a federal investigation. Is just me or are we no safer today than we were in 2001?...read more»

Northwest is billing this as "Coach Choice." To me it just looks like we'll have to pay $15 for something that was free yesterday. Oh, and expect other airlines to join in if this scam is successful....read more»

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